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Footprints in the Delta - DVD ONF/NFB


Catalogue Number:  NFB527515
Producer:  National Film Board Of Canada
Producers:  Katherine Rankin, Jerry Krepakevich, Graydon McCrea
Directors:  Peter Campbell
Producing Agencies:  National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject:  Documentary, Environmental Studies, Indigenous Peoples
Language:  English
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  1999
Running Time:  43:59
Closed Captions:  Yes


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The Peace-Athabasca River Delta is a stunning habitat. Rivers converge in a rich, marshy wetland before draining into the Slave River. But the Delta is in trouble. Since the building of the WAC Bennett Dam in 1967, annual floodwaters--once the ecosystem's lifeblood--have become a thing of the past. The Delta is drying up, and lakes and wetlands are being replaced by brush. Species like the muskrat are disappearing. Footprints in the Delta explores the changes that have buffeted the region for several decades. Scientists, activists and Aboriginal people describe how lives have been fundamentally altered by the changes. And satellite images show the dramatic pace of degradation. Footprints in the Delta is essential viewing for anyone who cares about wetlands. It is a revealing account of the rapid change and environmental havoc humans can bring to a delicate ecosystem.


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